Fundraising

A United Nations forum opened in Dubai, spotlighting entrepreneurship, innovation, and investment in a post-pandemic recovery as vehicles for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Held under the aegis of the Dubai Exhibition Centre at Dubai Expo 2020, it is the 4th edition of the bi-annual World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum (WEIF 2022), which is co-sponsored by the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)/Investment and Technology Promotion Offices (Bahrain). Dr. Hashim...

World Water Day is on 22 March every year. It is an annual United Nations Observance, started in 1993, that celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2 billion people currently living without access to safe water. A core focus of World Water Day is to inspire action towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. This Day continues to be an inspiration for NGOs around the world to continue promoting their work to conserve the world’s water resources...

Is effective leadership of development organisations only about the ability to implement multiple programmes and managing teams? Or, are organisational leaders expected to have broader understanding of development theories, India’s overall development journey, frameworks of development action, and organisational cultures and leadership approaches? Should leadership of development organisations be based on the same organisational principles which apply in the corporate world? Or, does the...